Camera shops that take 2nd hand

Just out of interest anyone know any good shops that take second hand/trade-ins. I've not had much luck selling my 150mm macro privately so I'm considering hunting around and seeing what deals I can get from shops combining the sale of the lens with the buying of the new OS version *unless of course I can get a sale on the 150mm private*.

Just out of interest anyone know any good shops that take second hand/trade-ins. I've not had much luck selling my 150mm macro privately so I'm considering hunting around and seeing what deals I can get from shops combining the sale of the lens with the buying of the new OS version *unless of course I can get a sale on the 150mm private*.

Most of the independent stores now do commission sales, so they will take the lens of your hands and give you nothing, when the lens sells the will pay you, less their commission.
Trade in deals more often than not will work in the favour of the store, best sell privately.

Most of the independent stores now do commission sales, so they will take the lens of your hands and give you nothing, when the lens sells the will pay you, less their commission.

Trade in deals more often than not will work in the favour of the store, best sell privately.

Stick it on Fleabay with a starting price of 99p. It will get sold. Don't worry over the low starting price - it will find its appropriate level.
I have sold a number of lenses over the years and always got decent prices this way.

Stick it on Fleabay with a starting price of 99p. It will get sold. Don't worry over the low starting price - it will find its appropriate level.

I have sold a number of lenses over the years and always got decent prices this way.

London Camera Exchange (LCE) do part exchange though prices are not very good compared to what you might (and I stress might) get on Fleabay - simple and painless transactions though. In addition to Ffordes etc you could try Mifsuds or Peter Walnes
Paul

London Camera Exchange (LCE) do part exchange though prices are not very good compared to what you might (and I stress might) get on Fleabay - simple and painless transactions though. In addition to Ffordes etc you could try Mifsuds or Peter Walnes

Ebay can be good, but I've no previous selling history on there, not even small things, so its a big jump to a sudden few £100 item from an "unknown".
The lens is on the Classifieds on EPZ and a few other large photography communities based in the UK and thus far - no bites sadly.

Ebay can be good, but I've no previous selling history on there, not even small things, so its a big jump to a sudden few £100 item from an "unknown".

The lens is on the Classifieds on EPZ and a few other large photography communities based in the UK and thus far - no bites sadly.

[quote]I've no previous selling history on there[/quote]
Nor has a single member of eBay........... when they [i]started[/i] selling! :)
Offer a Returns policy and you should be OK. Oddly enough I never have and I think my first ever sale was about £600.

Quote:I've no previous selling history on there

Nor has a single member of eBay........... when they started selling!

Offer a Returns policy and you should be OK. Oddly enough I never have and I think my first ever sale was about £600.

Aye I know if I sell direct to a shop that I'll get less than with a private sale - the only thing I might hope for is that if I'm buying at the same time from the same shop as selling it might slip the odds a little more to my favour.

Aye I know if I sell direct to a shop that I'll get less than with a private sale - the only thing I might hope for is that if I'm buying at the same time from the same shop as selling it might slip the odds a little more to my favour.